U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Nominated by President Donald Trump
Confirmed 83-13 on September 11, 2019
- Spelman College B.A., 1996
- Emory University School of Law J.D., 1999
- Family violence advocate, Dallas County [Texas] District Attorney’s Office, 1999-2000
- Assistant district attorney, Dallas County, Texas, 2000-2005
- Judge, Dallas County [Texas] Criminal Court Number One, 2005-2007
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 2007-2013
- Adjunct professor of trial advocacy, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2008, 2009, 2012
- Justice, Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas, 2013-2019
Democrats who opposed her confirmation:
Baldwin (D-WI), Blumenthal (D-CT), Brown (D-OH), Cantwell (D-WA), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Gillibrand (D-NY), Hirono (D-HI), Markey (D-MA), Murray (D-WA), Schatz (D-HI), Schumer (D-NY), Stabenow (D-MI), Wyden (D-OR)